The week ahead – from 27 September to 3 October

St Francis of Assisi’s 800th anniversary, and some books about him. St Abraham the patriarch. St John Henry Newman. The feast of the Most Holy Rosary. Episode notes.

Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. The Guardian Angels. Martyrs from Japan and Brazil. Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and her Little Way. The Seven Deadly Sins in Dante: 7. Lust. Episode notes.

Saint Matthew. The prophet Ezekiel. How Christianity is about being a better lover. Blessed Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin. The Seven Deadly Sins in Dante: 6. Gluttony. Episode notes.

Saint Peter Claver. The Seven Deadly Sins in Dante: 4. Sloth. Episode notes.

Saint Gregory the Great. Mother Teresa. The Seven Deadly Sins in Dante: 3. Wrath. Episode notes.

Saint Augustine and Saint Monica. Our Lady of Częstochowa. The Seven Deadly Sins in Dante: 2. Envy. Episode notes.

The Seven Deadly Sins in Dante: 1. Pride. Episode notes.

The Assumption. The Divine Comedy: a prologue to a series on the Seven Deadly Sins. Episode notes.

The Transfiguration, and theo-drama. Hierarchies and status: there is a saint for everyone. Saint Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, the Curé of Ars. Confession and its power. “Resurrection Is Now” as a printed book. Episode notes.

Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus. The active and contemplative lives. Episode notes.